Prevalence and Risk Factors of Refractive Errors and Effective Spectacle Coverage in Emiratis and Non-Emiratis Aged 40 Years or Older: the Dubai Eye Health Survey.

Muhammad Mansur RabiuManal O TaryamShurooq AlBannaBushra AlbastakiHayat KhanWafa K AlnakhiHamid Y HussainPrasan RaoMazen M SinjabLama T SharbekGurdeep SinghSivakami PaiXianwen ShangMingguang He

Published in: Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)

A high proportion of Emiratis and non-Emiratis was affected by RE without optimal effective spectacle coverage, highlighting the imperativeness of intervention to alleviate the burden. The findings may help facilitate evidence-based policymaking concerning the delivery of eye care services and allocation of medical resources in Dubai.

Keyphrases

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